Revelation 2:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Revelation 2:4

2 ^a“I know your works, your labor, your¹ patience, and that you cannot² bear those who are evil. And ^byou have tested those ^cwho say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars;

3 and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have ^anot become weary.

4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.

5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, ^aor else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.

6 But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

7 ^a“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give ^bto eat from ^cthe tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” ’

The Persecuted Church

8 “And to the¹ angel of the church in Smyrna write, ‘These things says ^athe First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life:

Verse Comparison: Revelation 2:4

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American Standard Version
But I have `this' against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love.

Amplified® Bible
But I have this [one charge to make] against you: that you have left (abandoned) the love that you had at first [you have deserted Me, your first love].

Contemporary English Version
But I do have something against you! And it is this: You don't have as much love as you used to.

Darby English Version
but I have against thee, that thou hast left thy first love.

Good News Bible
But this is what I have against you: you do not love me now as you did at first.

International Standard Version
However, I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first.

King James Version
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

New American Standard Bible
`But I have {this} against you, that you have left your first love.

New International Version
Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.

New King James Version
Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.

Young's Literal Translation
`But I have against thee: That thy first love thou didst leave!

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